What does it mean to bring somebody up in the nurture and the admonition of the Lord? First of all, this is a dad’s responsibility to his children according to the teachings of Jesus Christ. In order to obey Christ Jesus, men need to take a stand and do this for the family. They also must not be hindered by others by doing so. Secondly, I want you all to notice that this is a responsibility of being a dad. He doesn’t use the word parents. The reason why is because a woman is not supposed to teach the holy scriptures in any capacity.
1 Timothy 2:12, “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
The word nurture means the process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something. So Jesus commands dad’s to help their children grow in the teachings of the Christian faith. They are supposed to instruct their children; not only their children but their wives as well.
1 Cor 14:35 says, “And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.”
Proverbs 15:32 “He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that hearest reproof getteth understanding.”
Have you ever taken a young little baby and tried to feed them certain kinds of food but when they put it in their mouth they spit it out. That’s what it means to refuse something. You try to give your family biblical teachings but they reject or try to spit it out. God has placed a dad in your life to guide you in the teachings of Jesus Christ. That is one of his purposes set forth by the Lord Jesus. That is the authority for a child’s life in the home. Remember you’re supposed to obey parents as a child but the dad has lead Authority as head of the household. The dad is the one who makes the decisions for the family and educates the children and wife in God’s word according to Christ’s command.
Admonition means “counsel, teaching, and correction.” Notice it says the “nurture and the admonition of the Lord.” Obviously these are the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. In the Christian church I think it’s a great thing to be able to learn the scriptures from your dad. They may get up in the morning and before breakfast at the table talk to the children about a passage of the Bible. He may sing some songs with his children about Jesus. A dad might come home after work and after supper time spend time doing a Bible lesson with you or reading the scriptures to you while you’re in bed.
Just like a dad may show you how to go hunt a deer or to change the oil on your truck, your dad has the responsibility of preaching Jesus Christ teachings to his children. It’s commanded by Jesus. What he’s doing is taking the faith and beliefs that he has learned and giving his spiritual knowledge to his family. God will bless him for doing so.
Another point is a lot of dads are with their children every single day of the week . It can turn into being one of the closest relationships that you have. Who better to hear teachings of the Gospel from then somebody who you spend hours and hours with during your lifetime.
Your dad may probably be one of the closest relationships you’re going to have because a lot of them are with you all the time. A dad is to provides for your needs not only physically but spiritually as well. And really that’s what God has done for us. He’s provided us here on the earth with all our physical needs. He gives us water to drink, food that grows out of the ground, sun in the sky, rain to water the plants… it’s unending how God takes care of our physical needs. He sent his son Jesus Christ to provide for all of our spiritual needs and a dad is supposed to be an extension of Him, providing spiritual things to his own children.
Prov 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Above and beyond all other things that you could ever teach your children in this lifetime is to educate them in the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. What Greater love could you ever show your children then the things lead to salvation an eternal life. Of all the things that you could ever buy for buy them, the greatest gift that you could ever give them is the gift of your faith in Jesus. Men must rise up and educate their families. Will you make the time to do it men?
Deut 11:19 “And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”
Christ Jesus ordained and calls a dad for this very purpose.
Psalms 34:11 “Come ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.”
Are you precious children ready to learn?
In love, Eric
Teufer Lake King James Bible Church 